Scapa 12

Scapa 12

by Deactivated Member » Tue Jun 28, 2005 3:50 am

My local packy has several bottles of Scapa 12--the discontinued bottling, no? Any thoughts on whether I should grab one? The new 14 has garnered some good comment, but my recollection of the 12 is that it was nothing special.

I was a big fan of the old 12yo. I loved its sweetness, and the way this interplayed with the chalky grassiness. More to the point, the malt shone through and gave some great cereal chewiness.

I think the problem for Scapa was that people kept expecting it to be like Highland Park. However, once you divorce its close proximity to HP and judge the malt on its own merits, I find it a very fine dram.

(Sadly I haven't tried the new 14yo yet, but it hasn't found its way to these shores yet.)